Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) vs Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq): API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) is 91.1% cheaper ($18.86/mo vs $212.40/mo), while Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) leads in token generation speed (750 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (GroqCloud) Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) (GroqCloud) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $0.050 $0.590 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $0.025 $0.290 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $0.08 $0.79 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1180 LMSYS Elo 1250 LMSYS Elo Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $18.86 / mo $212.40 / mo Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (-91.1%)
Context Window 128,000 tokens 128,000 tokens Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Output Speed (Throughput) 750 tokens/sec 310 tokens/sec Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Batch API Discount -25% (GroqCloud) -25% (GroqCloud) GroqCloud
Primary Workload Fit Instant keyword tagging, sentiment scoring, routing prompts at 750+ tokens/sec Voice agents, instant autocomplete, sub-200ms interactive UX Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) → Try Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) → Open Full Simulator